Jefferson City Council will review previously closed information regarding conference center
Alison Patton
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
Jefferson City Council members can now view previously closed information regarding the downtown hotel and conference center.
This information is only available to council members in a hard copy, and it can only be read while in City Hall. It comes from a market study done by CBRE Hotels.
Ward 4 Councilwoman Julie Allen requested the information and it went for a vote at Monday’s council meeting. Allen said the information became available for members Wednesday. At the time of ABC 17 News’ interview with Allen, she hadn’t read or seen any of the new information. Allen said the information was about cash flow projections on the hotel and conference center.
The city is working with the developer Garfield Public Private to draft plans for the new center. Chairman Ray Garfield said the information that was published in the study was more sensitive when it first came out than now.
Garfield said the information is a 10-year estimated performance outlook starting when the hotel and conference center opens up. Allen said this new information is crucial to deciding what’s best for Jefferson City.
“We’ll be talking about that to make sure the council has all the information we need because we will be voting on it at the next council meeting,” Allen said.
The project will cost the city about $8.3 million, and it’s not expected to be completed until late 2027, according to the Jefferson City Regional Economic Partnership.
The city bought the old News Tribune building in 2023 and demolished it the following year. The hotel and conference center will be built at 201 Monroe St., and the city will demolish and rebuild the Madison Street parking garage to go with the new building.
The new center will be located a block away from the governor’s office and the Capitol.
The council will be voting on the master development agreement between the city and Garfield at its next meeting Monday, Oct. 6. Before the meeting, council members will hear from citizens and discuss the contract at a working session Sept. 25. The center has been in the works since 2023.